"Toronto Pearson International Airport

Pearson International Airport (YYZ) (or LBPIA - Lester B. Pearson International Airport) is about 30-50 minutes by car from the downtown core (depending entirely on traffic) and is serviced by most major international carriers. There are two terminals: Terminal 1 hosts all Air Canada flights and a few other international (mostly Star Alliance) carriers, while Terminal 3 hosts all other airlines.

Several options exist for getting downtown from Pearson:

* Pacific Western Airport Express bus service is quick, convenient, and frequent (peak periods: every 20 minutes; off-peak periods: every 30 minutes). It picks up at both terminals, and stops at several major hotels in the downtown core, as well as the Union Station and the Bay St. Coach Terminal. Adult fares are $19.95 one way, $32.95 for round trips. There is a 10% discount for online reservations.

* TTC (Toronto Transit Commission) provides public bus services that run to and from Pearson. The best TTC option is the 192 Airport Rocket that runs every 10-30 minutes between Kipling Station on the Bloor-Danforth Subway, and Pearson Airport. Kipling Station is the western most subway stop on the Bloor-Danforth line and it takes 1-1.5 hours to reach downtown. One way adult fare on the TTC is $2.75 (or less if tokens are purchased in multiples of five) which includes free transfers to other TTC buses or the subway. Tickets can be purchased from the Bureau de Change in Arrivals. Although the subways stop running at around 1:30 AM, there are night buses. The 300A Bloor-Danforth night bus goes directly to the airport every half hour without transfer, and runs throughout the night.

* GO Transit, the commuter transit agency, provides express buses to locations outside of Toronto's downtown. One runs from the airport to Yorkdale and York Mills subway stations in North York for $4.05. This takes about 35-45 minutes, followed by another 20 minutes on the subway to get downtown (one must pay a separate fare to board the subway; $2.25-$2.75). A new GO Transit service offers service to/from the airport to Square One GO Terminal in Mississauga and Richmond Hill Centre. This bus service runs every 30 minutes from about 5AM to 1AM daily.

Taxis run a flat rate of $40 while airport limousines go slightly higher at $50-70. Limousines are generally slightly larger (though not stretched) and more comfortable vehicles than taxis. Government approved rates can be found online.

Toronto City Centre Airport (YTZ) (or TCCA, or "The Island Airport") handles much less traffic. One of its main tenants is Porter Airlines which services New York (Newark), Ottawa, Montreal, Mont Tremblant, Chicago, and Halifax. Toronto City Centre Airport offers mainly short-haul regional flights to neighboring Canadian cities, with a few Northeast US flights.

A free ferry service makes the short crossing (just 121 metres - the world's shortest regularly-scheduled ferry route) between TCCA and the mainland every 15 minutes, 6:45AM-10:07PM.

A free shuttle bus is offered for Porter Airlines' passengers between the airport and Toronto's central Union Station.

Frugal travellers coming from the US or Central America should consider flying into Buffalo (New York), due to cheaper prices. Megabus (prices vary, book early) runs from the Buffalo Niagara airport to Toronto; the trip takes 3 hours and includes the border crossing."